Hope For Film
Ted Hope, Evan Shapiro, Vanessa Hope, Sophie, Sam Widdoes, Alex Bailey, Elizabeth Joyce, Emily Best, The Popcorn ListExploring how we make good movies—and good creative lives—possible... for ever and ever and ever.
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A producer on over 70 films, studio exec on over 60, Ted launched Amazon’s foray into feature film production. His memoir/handbook "HopeForFilm" is available for your reading pleasure.
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Documentary & fiction films. Director, producer. INVISIBLE NATION on PBS this May! LOVE IS A CRIME podcast w Vanity Fair. Host, vHOPEFUL CONVERSATIONS podcast w inspiring filmmakers & authors, wherever you listen & on my husband, Ted Hope’s Substack
Ex-film marketer who believes films belong to everyone, not the discourse™. Founded That Final Scene to write about their endings, evolved to explore how cinema shapes the lives we live. Contact: [email protected]
Publisher of Widdoespeak. Entertainment attorney and producer. LA native, hoops junkie, and policy nerd.
Artisanal rants. Film, TV, storytelling, writing, Non-Dē, learning to cook, magic and the way these are all, in my head, one thing. | First feature - WHERE DOES DAISY GO WHEN SHE'S NOT WITH US? - shooting this year.
Beantown economic sociologist turned screenwriter and producer building alternative business models. Co-founder @ Intrinsic Entertainment Collaborative.
Founder and CEO Seed&Spark. Producer, Good&Yum.
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